Yamaha Europe is working on a full size e-MX bike!

[TCMB371]

Yamaha Europe, KNMV, Dohms Projecten and Spike join forces | electricmotorcycles.news | Its time.

 

[Philip]

Looks like the business situation is almost the same as with Honda and Mugen. The OEM supports a project that is run by a small independent company. If it succeeds and proves competitive, maybe they will then hire the folks who built it to build a real OEM electric dirt bike.

 

[Mikec265]

Those pictures got my mojo rising!

 

[snydes]

Cool to see more electric prototypes in the works. Still looking at years yet until one of them gets brave enough to bring it to market.

 

[FrancoLizard]

This bike, and others like it, appears to fit an electric motor and battery into an ICE-derived chassis. I'm sure that's the path of least resistance with a prototype, but I'd like to see more companies re-imagining their chassis around specific electric components. Looks like more of an experiment than a commitment. No one likes losing money, but I wish the major manufacturers had more of an appetite for risk.

 

[Philip]

This bike, and others like it, appears to fit an electric motor and battery into an ICE-derived chassis. I'm sure that's the path of least resistance with a prototype, but I'd like to see more companies re-imagining their chassis around specific electric components. Looks like more of an experiment than a commitment. No one likes losing money, but I wish the major manufacturers had more of an appetite for risk.

I totally agree. But the thing is, the main technological and performance hurdle has been the battery -- its piece cost, weight, capacity, and thermal management. Once OEMs think they could bring these items into acceptable ranges, and once they are convinced that John Public is willing to pay extra for the electric throttle response, no noise, and no maintenance, they will make a custom frame that will fit the electric motor and the battery better. Making a new frame is probably the least difficult of all the tasks that they have to complete.

 

[12main12]

Link to the article.

First competitive electric Motocross bike almost ready for testing

Firtly appoliges for the click bait, perhaps a play on words as the project is supported by Yamaha Europe. The bike utilises the yam frame.

Good to see the possibility of another full size bike coming to the market.

 

[privateer703]

In that article they say “The higher torque of the electric motor is a big advantage and enables much higher traction on the circuit.” I think what they meant to say was the higher torque enables much more roost. Not sure more torque = more traction, actually I've found the opposite. If you have traction as good as the next guy, higher torque can mean higher acceleration. But hey, they're working on electric bikes so sure, better traction!

 

[C5tor]

In that article they say “The higher torque of the electric motor is a big advantage and enables much higher traction on the circuit.” I think what they meant to say was the higher torque enables much more roost. Not sure more torque = more traction, actually I've found the opposite. If you have traction as good as the next guy, higher torque can mean higher acceleration. But hey, they're working on electric bikes so sure, better traction!

Electric motors must generate more static electricity. Rub a ballon on your hair and it will stick to the wall. Using the same logic, that’s gotta increase traction somehow! Imagine being able to go up a 90 degree wall like friggin’ Spiderman! Let’s see an ICE bike do that. (Not including Graham Jarvis, since he already has magic mag-lev units in his bikes.)

 

[ElectricMoto]

Yamaha Europe ( France) have according to EMX-Powertrain.com started a project that will design and produce a MX bike conversion ( not designed from the ground up) that shall be able to compete with a 250cc MX bike.
( sadly they state that THEY are the first electric bike to be able to do this.... hmm ) and YES it's a Photoshop mock-up sadly not a real photoYamaha Europe, KNMV, Dohms Projecten and Spike join forces | electricmotorcycles.news | Its time.
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[Philip]

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[ElectricFuture]

Has anyone seen/heard anything new about the Yamaha prototype?